Acute liver failure: A progress report

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 1, 1995; 1(1): 4-8
Published online Oct 1, 1995. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v1.i1.4

Table 2 Principal causes of acute liver failure

Causes	Agents responsible
Viral hepatitis	Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, or F (?) virus
	Herpes simplex virus
Drug related liver injury	Epstein-Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus
Toxins	Adenoviruses, Paramyxovirus
Vascular events	Acetaminophen
Miscellaneous	Idiosyncratic reactions
	Drug-induced steatosis
	Carbon tetrachloride
	Amanita phalloides
	Phosphorus
	Ischemia or shock
	Veno-occlusive disease
	Heat stroke and Hypothermia
	Malignant infiltration
	Wilson's disease
	Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
	Reye's syndrome, Cryptogenic

Citation: Pan BR, Yang SF, Ma LS. Acute liver failure: A progress report. World J Gastroenterol 1995; 1(1): 4-8
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v1/i1/4.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v1.i1.4

Pan BR, Yang SF, Ma LS. Acute liver failure: A progress report. World J Gastroenterol 1995; 1(1): 4-8 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v1.i1.4]

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